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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1950
Page
3
Mayor Gene Klein announces Amarillo will join a nationwide National Safety Council effort to cut the Fourth of July accident toll. He urges careful driving during the holiday and weekend, pledging city and citizens to active participation for a safe, sane celebration.
Mrs. Juanita Branum a hairdresser bricklayer interior decorator and mother describes her back yard barbecue pit built with assorted bricks plus plans for a sunroom. She credits daughter and dog for help and jokes about union membership while pursuing other crafts and home decorating. Condemnation actions target Potter County landowners for US Highway 66 widening and routine county supply bids accompany theater cooling system repairs after a motor failure.
D. W. Baker reports an $8,469.80 increase in June 1950 postal receipts compared with June 1949, totaling $85,206.77 versus $76,736.97. The first six months of 1950 show $515,475.11 in receipts, up from $464,074.43 in the prior year.
The Spanish-American Club sponsors a 4th of July celebration at 1196 Cleveland, announced by secretary Tomy Hernandez. A group of girls will sing patriotic songs and the Happy Trio will play starting at 3:30 PM, emphasizing the meaning of American Independence for younger generations. the public is invited.
All women love lacy doilies and this star design makes a perfect gift. Large doily 19 inches in No 30 cotton. pattern 7377 includes two sizes with easy charts and photos. Send twenty cents for pattern to Amarillo Globe News in New York.
Suild Field Office at West Eighth Avenue overpass site reports delays as reinforcing steel for foundations footing and retaining walls is held up by the Rock Island Railway switchmen's strike. Field office for Southern Construction Company notes construction paused awaiting steel delivery.
City engineer records show 1,702,235.50 in new construction work written in June, beating May's 1,564,753. The June total also marks a new year high of 10 million dollars. Builders expect momentum to continue and project a 20 million dollar year in 1950. Advertisement G. I. CAREERS
A indoors hobby fair sponsored by the San Jacinto Kiwanis Club runs 10 am to 10 pm tomorrow at the San Jacinto Youth Center. It features 10 side shows 20 concessions free acts hourly a water show and a bathing beauty contest for girls under 16. Admission is free. Visitors may swim all day except during the water show.
Mike Thomas 56 a deputy tax assessor collector for Potter County announces his candidacy for county treasurer. He has over 20 years in bookkeeping and accounting and previously served as tax assessor collector in Crosby County. A resident of Amarillo for ten years, he is married with a daughter, a World War I veteran and church member who teaches Sunday school. He cites experience addressing county tax problems and loyalty to public service as his qualifications.
The orange pekoe term describes black tea leaf size and grade. It signals larger leaves used in traditional blends and affects flavor, aroma, and brewing strength.
A note on sage hen behavior states that the precocial young leave the nest about 15 minutes after hatching, demonstrating immediate mobility and early independence in the species.
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